Overseas
According to information, since the proclamation of World Book Day, more than 100 countries and regions have participated in this activity. Many countries in this day or before and after a week, a month of time will carry out colorful activities, libraries, media, publishers, schools, stores, communities and other institutions and groups in this period of time, will do some books, reading and other things to encourage people to read, the reading of the promotional activities into a lively and joyful festivals. /p>
In 2004, the Chinese Library Association, in order to implement "advocating reading for all, building a reading society" for the purpose of the "Knowledge Project", organized large-scale activities throughout the country so that the public are aware of the " World Book Day".
Shakespeare once said, "Life without books is like having no sunshine; wisdom without books is like birds without wings." The influence of reading on human growth is huge, "the belly is full of poetry", a good book can often change a person's life. The history of a person's spiritual development should be his own reading history; and the spiritual realm of a nation depends to a large extent on the reading level of the whole nation. The Chinese nation has become a state of etiquette, an ancient civilization, an important reason, is that we are a love of learning, hard-reading people, today, the construction of innovative countries and learning society of the task of the times, more than ever need to create a book-rich society, reading as a force to promote the development of society is irreplaceable. The reverence for reading is the only way to keep the development of the nation alive, and we, as the masters of the future, as the backbone of the construction of a learning society, our reading level is a matter of the future of the motherland, the rise and fall of the nation.
April 23, 2009 is the 14th "World Book Day", to "let us grow together in reading" as the theme of the "National Children's and Young People's Year of Reading "The activity was launched in Tianjin Children's Library. The Chinese Library Association, children's libraries, the relevant person in charge of the Committee advocated all kinds of libraries across the country, especially public **** libraries, children's libraries, primary and secondary school libraries to take action together, to carry out the "National Year of Children and Teenagers Reading" activities, and to vigorously promote children and teenagers to promote reading, and strive for the establishment of the children and teenagers in China. Reading Festival, so that children like to read, accustomed to reading, reading in the joy, in the joy of growth. The "National Children and Youth Reading Year" series of activities from April 2009 to April 2010 in six stages to promote:
Tianjin held the main venue of the National Children and Youth Reading Year kick-off ceremony and children and youth reading high-level forum;
June 1, held in the main venue in Guangzhou, the children and youth reading year On June 1, the year of reading for children and teenagers will be held in Guangzhou, the main venue, and the activities will be displayed for the month, while the survey report on reading for children and teenagers in the relevant cities will be released to show the results of reading activities.
July to August, focusing on various kinds of reading year competitions;
September to October, in Chongqing and Beijing, children and youth reading year open day activities, held the 60th anniversary of the National Day of the national public **** library children's science and technology activities and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the new China's excellent science and technology books bibliography exhibition; announced the impact of the new China 60 years of the three generations of excellent reading book bibliography, published some of the results of the reading survey;
In April 2010, it held the Reading Carnival of the National Year of Reading for Children and Youth in Changsha, organized the finals of the reading performance show, awarded the prizes for the Year's activities, and published the Report on the National Reading Survey of Children and Youth.
In April 2011, in Pingjiang, Yueyang, the Gayi Township Central Primary School organized 850 students to carry out the activity of "Chinese Recitation - Recitation of Chinese Classics", in order to pass down the Chinese culture from generation to generation.
In May 2012, the opening ceremony of the Weifang Pen Association to commemorate the 17th World Book Day was grandly held in Linqu, Shandong Province, which is famous as "the hometown of opera", "the hometown of painting and calligraphy" and "the hometown of marvelous stones". Linqu was grandly held. The 17th World Book Day Weifang PEN is a literary event jointly organized by more than ten media, including Central Radio and Television University Publishing House, Weifang Fushan Group, and the magazine "Read". Mr. Zhang Wei, Deputy Director of the Communication Network Center of the State Council Information Office, Mr. Yuan Tianpei, Chairman of Haina Ctrip Consulting Co., Ltd. and China's famous telecommunication expert, Mr. Zhang Wenbao, Vice Chairman of Jiangsu Provincial Writers' Association, Mr. Chai Zhihua, Vice Chairman of the Literature Federation of Hebei Province, Mr. Lu Balance, Vice President of Hebei Normal University, Mr. Li Bin, Vice Minister of Propaganda Department of the CPC Committee of Linqu County in China***, and Mr. Sun Chuankun, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Dongcheng Street in Linqu County, Mr. Wan Jiachao, Chief Editor of the All-media Publishing and Planning Center of the Central Radio and Television University's Joyful Reading World, Mr. Yi Guangxin, President of Shandong Fushan Group, as well as good writers from all over the country gathered together. In order to increase the public's interest in reading and to promote book publishing, UNESCO launched the World Book Capitals Program under the framework of World Book Day in 2001, and declared Madrid, the capital of Spain, the "World Book Capital" for 2001. "Madrid, the capital of Spain, was declared the World Book Capital for 2001. Every year since then, a city has been honored by UNESCO as a World Book Capital.
The cities selected as World Book Capitals in previous years are:
Madrid (Spain, 2001)
Alexandria (Egypt, 2002) New Delhi (India, 2003)
Antwerp (Belgium, 2004)
Montreal (Canada, 2005)
Turin (Italy, 2006)
Bogota (Colombia, 2007)
Amsterdam (Netherlands, 2008)
Beirut (Lebanon, 2009)
Ljubljana (Slovenia, 2010)
Buenos Aires (Argentina, 2011) Yerevan (Armenia, 2012)
Bangkok (Thailand, 2013)
Britain
Local celebrations of Book Day are often brought forward to March 6, and statistics show that every year the number of celebrations organized by schools, libraries and bookshops alone is about 1,000 per year. According to statistics, there are more than 1,000 activities organized by schools, libraries and bookshops alone every year, including story character imitation contests, lunchtime storytimes, and book fairs of various types. Some educational institutions and bookshops also give out ￡1 Book Day vouchers to children to exchange for a favorite book at Book Day member bookshops.
Spain
Catalonia, the birthplace of the legend of the origin of Book Day, has a tradition that makes it fun to see lots of people walking around with roses, as if it were Valentine's Day. As a result, almost every year on April 23, the price of books in the region is reduced by 10 percent and the price of roses rises steeply.
Japan
Children in Tokyo get the most favorable treatment on World Book Day.
-Japan: Sixty percent of the population reads as a matter of course.
South Korea
The South Korean government issues commemorative stamps for World Book Day on April 23, so that local children can spread the culture of reading and writing to every corner of the world through a beautifully crafted stamp and a letter.
Mexico
The closest relationship with World Book Day is the Guadalajara International Book Fair, founded 20 years ago, which is the largest book market in the Spanish-speaking world. Every year, a large number of publishers, literary agents, reading publicists, translators, librarians, etc., are concentrated here for business or professional exchanges, and more than 350,000 people, including 100,000 children, come to Guadalajara during the nine days of the book fair to visit the largest cultural festival in Latin America.
Jamaica
The "Day of the Book" program will be divided into two parts, for children and adults. The children, who were officially initiated into the opening ceremony, were invited to write their impressions of Jamaican authors; author Tanya &S226;Savage represented Jamaican authors with a presentation based on her own book. Anti-piracy video clips produced by UNESCO were also shown on a large screen. Jamaica also organized a series of exhibitions which were displayed in libraries in the Borough. In the adult component, Dr. Bruder, a scientist widely respected in Jamaica, gave a public-facing lecture on the future of robotics.
France
-France: an average of 11 books per person In January 1997, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture, the State Education Commission, the State Science and Technology Commission, the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television, the Press and Publication Administration, the National Federation of Trade Unions, **** Youth League Central Committee, the All-China Women's Federation of nine ministries and commissions **** with the issuance of the "on the organization and implementation of the" knowledge project "Circular", proposed the organization of a "knowledge project" in the country. This is a socio-cultural systematic project that uses the development of the library business as a means to advocate reading, disseminate knowledge and promote social civilization and progress. In 2004, the Leading Group of the National Knowledge Project assigned the annual "National Reading Month" activity to the Chinese Library Association. In order to implement the "Knowledge Project" with the aim of "advocating reading for all and building a reading society", further stimulating the enthusiasm of all people for reading, and promoting the construction of a learning society, a learning organization and a learning family, the Chinese Library Association is going to hold a large-scale activity throughout the country in 2004, so as to let the public know about the "World Book Day". World Book Day". In the United Kingdom, the local celebration is the most comprehensive, and they have moved the day forward to March 6, with more than 1,000 activities organized by schools, libraries and bookstores alone, such as story character imitation contests, lunchtime storytelling, book fairs of various types, etc. The official website of the Day of Reading 2004 also organizes talks/exchanges with authors on the Internet, as well as broadcasts of reading-related programmes. The official website of the Reading Day 2004 also organized online author talks/exchanges and broadcast reading-related programmes. Local organizations also issued ￡1 World Book Day Book Token to children to exchange for a favorite book at the member bookstores. The organizers have published six new books for World Book Day; they have also set up a Goodreads list, recommending 25 interesting reads for children and providing a series of activity suggestions for teachers to use as teaching references. Catalonia There is a local tradition where you will see a lot of people walking around with roses, just like Valentine's Day, which is very interesting. South Korea A World Reading Day stamp was issued to spread the message of promoting reading and copyright. In 2004, the local government published an adventure storybook for World Reading Day to teach children what copyright is, in the hope of raising awareness of copyright among the younger generation. In addition, the authorities also issued "World Reading Day" stamps to publicize the message of promoting reading and copyright. Publishers sent 35,000 books to local schools on April 23rd, free of charge. A charity auction was held, with proceeds from 15 works of art by local artists going to promote reading among young people. In addition, there is a donation program for new or used books. Japan The Tokyo government issued a decree designating April 23 as Children's Reading Day, with the long-term goal of developing children's abilities in language, imagination, and sensitivity to help them "experience life" in a more profound way. 2005, the Yomiuri Shimbun conducted a nationwide survey on reading, with the following results: 14% of people who read for one hour a day, 14% of people who read for one hour a day, and 14% of people who read for one hour a day, and 14% of people who read for one hour a day. In 2005, Yomiuri Shimbun conducted a survey on the reading situation in Japan, and the results were as follows: 14% read for one hour every day, 19% read for half an hour, 10% read for 20 minutes, 9% read for 10 minutes, and 27% did not read at all. France In 2004, 24% of French people read 12 books, and more than 55% read between 1 and 12 books. In terms of population, the average person reads 11 books. Israel Israelis love to read, buy and write books. In Israel, whether it is the street or the end of the street, whether it is the station or the square, people who are dedicated to reading can be seen everywhere. In every home, a study is a necessity. During the Sabbath, all stores, restaurants, and places of entertainment run by Jews are closed, all transportation is interrupted, and everyone is obliged to rest and pray at home, visiting friends and relatives and going out on excursions is strictly forbidden, but only one thing is permitted, and that is to read and to buy books. If you look down from your balcony, you will see that the beaches are empty, the streets are deserted, and only the bookstores are open. Every bookstore is full of people, there are no loud noises, people are quietly buying books. Every bookstore was doing good business, and it seems that Israelis are more interested in books than religion. Israel has a policy of cultural openness, and bookstores are full of books from all viewpoints and in all editions, from the most esoteric to the most popular, with a large readership. In street newsstands, one can buy the first day's issue of the Times, the New York Times, Le Monde, and other major Western newspapers, as well as a wide range of pictorials and videotapes. The average Israeli is fluent in English, in addition to being proficient in his native Hebrew, and there are 29 newspapers in the country, published in 15 separate languages, and radio and television stations broadcasting in two languages.
According to a 1988 UNESCO survey, Israel has the highest number of libraries and publishing houses per capita in the world. Every village and town has an elegantly furnished library and reading room, not just in the cities. Shockingly, this country of only 5 million people, there are 890 kinds of publications. The price of books and magazines in Israel is very expensive, each newspaper is mostly 48 editions per day, priced at $6, if you subscribe to a newspaper is $180 per month, and the average Israeli, each family subscribes to at least several newspapers each year. The Jerusalem Post is one of the most influential newspapers in the world, with a circulation of one million copies per day, an average of one copy for five Israelis. In addition, Israelis over the age of 14 read 1 book a month, there is a public **** library for every 4,000 people on average in the country, and over 1 million library card holders out of the country's population of 5 million. Because of this, a large number of world-renowned literary figures such as Agnon, Yehuda Amichai, and Os have emerged. Agnon was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature, and Amihai is by far one of the six or seven number one poets in the world. Of course, Israel has likewise achieved great things in music, dance, etc. A book-loving nation is bound to be a nation of great promise. (Source Library) Internet reading is very different from traditional reading, traditional reading is more purposeful, readers will understand and digest the content of the book after reading, there is also the opportunity for rational judgment and rational thinking, a good book needs to be read carefully and slowly tasted. While online books usually use bright colors, prominent illustrations and even music to stimulate the reader's senses, suitable for fast reading. Reading is usually done in a relaxed state, and it is not easy to memorize what you have read. And it must be supported by some hardware, such as computers and smartphones. It also needs a fixed place and cannot be read anywhere and anytime like books. Therefore, can only browse on top of the e-book so readers should objectively and comprehensively look at the rise of network reading, to be in the electronic reading and traditional reading between the correct trade-offs, so that it reaches a * * * * life * * * * glory situation. Reading is a person, especially young people, mind development, character building, life outlook guide an important method, no matter what way, the key is to pull the reader back to reading. Schools, families and even society as a whole should create a scientific atmosphere of reading, especially young people's reading behavior for reasonable guidance.